Follow the Heron - Karine Polwart G C The back of the winter is broken D7 G And light lingers long by the door G C And the seeds of the summer have spoken D7 G In gowans that bloom on the shore |Chorus | D G C |By night and day we'll sport and we'll play | G D |And delight as the dawn dances over the bay |G C |Sleep blows the breath of the morning away | D7 G |And we follow the heron home G C In darkness we cradled our sorrow D7 G And stoked all our fires with fear G C Now these bones that lie empty and hollow D7 G Are ready for gladness to cheer [Chorus] G C So long may you sing of the salmon D7 G And the snow-scented sounds of your home G C While the north wind delivers its sermon D7 G Of ice and salt water and stone